Disney Shoes!

02-24-2010, 09:08 PM

Hola! A couple of months ago I was glancing around deviantart.com and saw some people were making custom shoes. I thought this was the coolest thing ever (I'm easily amazed), so I started making some for myself and friends and family. A lot of the shoes I've painted are Disney shoes, so I thought I should share them on here.

Here's my first pair:

I made my friend and me buddy shoes. She has Disneyland by day and I have Magic Kingdom by night.

Here's the rest:

And even though they're not Disney, these are the shoes I wear everyday:

P.S. The Haunted Mansion shoes glow in the dark!

My family, friends and I always wear our Disney shoes to the parks. It's like wearing matching t-shirts, but less noticeable and more awesome!

Have the parks inspired you to create anything like a scrapbook, painting, etc.? Share what ya' got!

Also, to see the very few shoes I haven't posted on here, visit my facebook page. They're in the album "Let's get some shoes." And if you want to see some great Disney art, go to deviantart.com and check out some of brichan's stuff. She's beastly and what really inspired me to start the shoe making nonsense!

these are incredible! I would so wear most of these every day. do you treat them with something so they're rain-proof?

"No fear have ye of evil curses, says you? Properly warned ye be, says I. Who knows when that evil curse will strike the greedy beholders of this bewitched treasure?"

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

"Perhaps ye knows too much. Ye've seen the cursed treasure, ye know where it be hidden. Now, proceed at yer own risk. These be the last friendly words ye'll hear. Ye may not survive to pass this way again."

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Those are sooo awesome!! I'd love to know how you did it! Did you do something special to prep the shoes? Oh man.. I'm really into making my own Disney clothes and never thought of shoes!! They're so cute~

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Those are sooo awesome!! I'd love to know how you did it! Did you do something special to prep the shoes? Oh man.. I'm really into making my own Disney clothes and never thought of shoes!! They're so cute~

Thanks! Typically, I don't have to prep the shoes before I sketch the designs onto them. I usually use white canvas shoes, but whenever I have to use colored canvas, I first apply at least a coat of white acrylic gesso. The gesso changes the way the paint goes on (it thins out more on the smoother gesso'd surface). Oh! I also use fabric paint because it's flexible.